US1094805A - Street-railway and other car. - Google Patents

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W. S. MENDEN.

STREET RAILWAY AND OTHER UAR. APPLICATION FILED 1320.2, 1913.

1,094,805. Patented Apn-28, 1914.

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W. S. MENDEN.

STREET RAILWAY AND OTHER GAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2, 1913.

Patented Apr 28, 1914.

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W. S. MENDEN.

STREET RAILWAY AND OTHER GAR.

APPLICATION TILED DEC. 2. 1913.

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STREET RAILWAY AND OTHER GAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2, 1913 1,094,805.

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WILLIAM S. MENDEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

STREET-RAILWAY AND OTHER CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 28, 1&914.

Application filed December 2, 1913. Serial No. 804,226.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Vi iLLnmr S. MENDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Street-Railway and other Cars, of which the following is a full and clear specification.

This invention relates more especially to that type of passenger cars which embody means for temporarily providing reservations for the motorman or other operator on the platforms of said car. such reservations being adapted at other times for the reception of seats or other purposes.

More particularly, the present invention contemplates the provision of a collapsible partition of improved construction, combination and arrangement of parts for enabling the partition to be rapidly set up or collapsed.

Collateral objects of the invention will appear in the specification and claims. reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which the invention is exemplified.

In the drawings. Figure 1 is a general plan view of the forward end of a passenger car provided with my improvements; Fig. 2 is the same general plan view of the rear end of the same car Fig.3 is a side elevation of the forward end, parts being broken away and parts shown in section; Fig. 4: is a fragmentary vertical section of the curtain bulkhead, parts being shown in elevation; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of one portion of the partition, parts being broken away and parts shown in section; Fig. 6 is a similar fragmentary plan view of another portion of the partition, parts being broken away and parts shown in section; Fig. 7 is a detail.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the embodiment shown therein is a rapid transit car provided with a central aisle 1 which opens at the forward end of the car onto a forward platform 2 and at the read end of the car onto a platform 3. the arrows in both figures indicating the direction of movement of the car. It will be understood that the forward and rear platforms 2 and 3 embody the same parts disposed in diiierent positions. Referring to Fig. 1. a controller box 4c is disposed at each end of a car. The partition which constitutes the primary objective of the present invention, comprises in the present embodiment, the partition sections 5 which are hinged at 6 on opposite sides of the controller box 1, said partition sections being adapted thereby to be folded into position against the panels 7 of the end wall of the car, as shown in Fig. 2, or to be folded out into partition forming position as shown in Fig. 1. Adjacent to the inside lateral edge of the left hand section 5 of the partition is secured a bracket 8 provided with spaced bearing lugs or cheeks 9 within which is mounted a pivot stud 10. Pivotally mounted on thestud 10, is one end of a tie bar 11 which is adapted to hold the sections 5 of the partition in the positions shown in Fig. 1 by having its other end provided with a latch mechanism as shown in Fig. 6.

As shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the tie bar 11 comprises a hollow tube within one end of which is secured a plug 12 by means of a pin 13. The plug 12 serves to mount an annular plate 14 which is movably disposed between the lugs or cheeks 9 and pivoted upon the pin 10, the pin 10 being retained in position by means of a pin 15. Within the other end of the tubular tie bar 11, is mounted a cylindrical shell 16 which is slotted at its outer end to receive a block or post 17 which projects upwardlv from the bracket arm 18 secured to the right hand section 5 of the partition.

As shown in Fig. 7, the keeper block 17 is provided with a. recess 19 within which the bolt 20 shown in Fig. 6 is adapted to tit. The bolt 20 is reciprocably mounted within a bore 21 which extends inwardly from the slotted outer end of the shell 16. Within the bore 21 is mounted a spring 22 which impinges at one end against the bottom wall of the bearing 21 and at its other end against the enlarged bolt head 20, said bolt 20 being provided with a stem 23 which projects through the end wall of the cylindrical shell 16, being held against displacement from the shell 16 when the tie bar is raised out of operative position, by a pin 24 which passes through the stem 23 on the inside face of the end wall of the shell 16.

As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, each of the partition sections 5 carries a vertical guide, preferably in the form of a channeled section Integral with each of the channeled guides 25 is a base plate 26 by means Evil tibi l 1,094,805

of which said guide is secured to the partition section 5. Said guides 25 are adapted to reciprocably mount the end of a curtain rod 27 which is suspended in any suitable manner from the lower end of a curtain or flexible panel 28. Preferably the curtain rod 97 is provided. with resiliently mounted clamping rods 29. Referring now to Fig. 4, a bulkhead or housing for the curtain or flexible partition 28, is provided adjacent the upper ends of the partition sections 5 by means Of a flat plate 30, which has a portion 31 displaced therefrom to term the forward wall of said housing or bulkhead, said portion 31 being bent around into the form shown in Fig. fl, and provided with a flat bent portion 32 which is secured to the main body oi the plate 30. The rear wall 33 and end walls 3st complete the housing or bulkhead, said end walls 3% being provided with suitable means for journaling the ends of a curtain roller 36, the several parts being suitably disposed so that when the curtain 28 is drawn downwardly at a tangent to the rolled curtain 28 as shown in Fig. 4:, the ends of the rod 29 are suitably positioned to enter the slotted guides On each of the platforms 2 and 3, is prorided suitable and efficient means for seating passengers when the partition comprising sections 5 and panel. 28, is collapsed. For this purpose, each platform is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed fixed seat sections 87. Hinged to the outer ends of the sections 87, are other sections 38 which are hinged at 39 to said sections 37 respectively and meet on the center longitudinal line of the car. Thus when the partition is collapsed, a crescent-shaped seat is provided which extends around the rear platform Off the car and across the controller box 4; as shown in Fig. 2. In order to close the space between each section 37 and the adjacent seats 40 on either side, a. small leatt' ll is hinged at 4:2 to each of the inner ends of the sections 37. lVhen the partition is set up to form a reserved space for the motorman as shown in Fig. 1, sections 38 and 4-1 respectively are swung about their hinges 39 and 42 until they lie flat upon the under section 87 on either side. in this position, the adjacent ends of sections 38 and ll are brought together on a line indicated at 4.3 in l and 2. From an inspection of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it will be seen that the partition sections 5 terminate suili ciently high above the platforms 2 and 3 to permit the seat sections 37 to extend thereunder.

I claim:

1. In a car, spaced partition sections hinged to the inner wall of the car, said sections being thereby adapted to be "folder again the inner wall oi the car to be out or to moved into position means for bol forming a compartment, and a tie-bar ex tending between the adjacent edges oi said sections, said tie-bar constituting a barrier across the open space between said sections.

2. In a car, spaced partition sections hinged to the inner wall of the car, said sections being thereby adapted to be folded against the inner wall of the car to be out of the way or to be moved into position forming a compartn'lent, guides mounted on the adjacentedges of said sections, and a flexible panel having means slidably engaging said guides.

5. in a car, the combination with. the wall of said car, of spaced partition sections hinged thereto, said sections being thereby adapted to lie against the car wall or caused to project therefrom at an angle, channeled guides mounted on the swinging edges oil? said sections, a roller extending across the space between said sections when said sections project at an angle from said car wall, and a curtain carried by said roller and having means slidably engaging the channels in said guides.

st. in a car provided with a plattorm and a controller on said platform, a partition comprising sections spaced apart on opposite sides of said controller, and an intermediate section having its lateral edges slidably connected to the adjacent lateral edges of said spaced sections.

5. in a car, the combination with the wall of said car, of spaced partition sections hinged. thereto, said sections being thereby adapted to lie against the car wall or caused to project therefrom at an angle, channeled guides mounted on the swinging edges of said sections, a roller extending acre the space between said sections when said tions project at an angle from said car wall, a curtain carried by said roller and having means slidably engaging the channels in said guides, and a tie bar pivotally mounted on one of said partition sections and releasably engaging the other.

6. in a car provided with a platiorm and car controlling mechanism thereon, a. collapsiblo barrier forming a reserved area around said controlling mechanism, said barrier comprising spaced sections hinged to the inner wall of said car and means on tending across the space between said sections and holding said sections in position.

'7. in a car provided with a platform and car controlling mechanism thereon, a col lapsible barrier forming a reserved. areav around said controlling mechanism, said bar rier comprising spaced sections hinged to the inner wall oi said car and means extending across the space between said sections and holding said sections in position, said spaced sections being collapsible to lie against the inner wzpll of the car and said too il 'ljiil fi in position 1/ being mounted on one of said sections and adapted to releasably engage another.

8. In a car, the combination with oppositely spaced partition sections suitably mounted to be moved into and out of partition-forming position, of a flexible curtain suitably rolled adjacent one end of said partition sections said curtain being provided with means adapting it to be attached to the adjacent lateral edges of said sections.

9. In a car, the combination with oppositely spaced partition sections suitably mounted to be moved into and out of partition-forming position, of a flexible curtain suitably rolled adjacent one end of said partition sections said curtain being provided with means adapting it to be attached to the adjacent lateral edges of said sections, said attaching means adapting the lateral edges of said curtain to slidably engage the lateral edges of said partition sections.

10. In a car, the combination of oppositely spaced partition sections suitably mounted to be moved into and out of partition-forming position, means for positively locking said sections in partition-forming position, and a flexible curtain having its lateral edges slidably connected to the adjacent lateral edges of said spaced sections.

11. In a car, a partition comprising spaced sections suitably mounted to swing into and out of partition-forming position, a tie bar having one end pivotally connected with one of said sections and the other end thereof adapted to releasably engage the other of said sections and a flexible curtain having its lateral edges slidably connected to said sections.

12. In a car, a partition comprising spaced sections suitably mounted to swing into and out of partition-forming position and a curtain having its lateral edges slidably connected to said sections, a curtain bulkhead arranged adjacent the upper end of said sections, and a roller for said curtain journaled in said bulkhead.

13. In a car, a partition comprising spaced sections suitably mounted to swing into and out of partition-forming position and a curtain having its lateral edges slidably connected to said sections, a curtain bulkhead arranged adjacent the upper end of said sections, and a roller for said curtain j ournaled in said bulkhead, said sections being provided with a releasable tie bar for holding said sections in partition-forming position.

14. In a car having a platform and a controller on said platform, partition sections spaced on opposite sides of said controller, the adjacent edges of said sections being provided with guides, a tie bar having one end connected to one section and the other end thereof adapted to releasably engage the other of said sections, a bulkhead mounted adjacent the upper 'end of said sections, a roller journaled in said bulkhead, and a flexible panel carried by said roller and slidably engaging said guides.

15. In a car havin a platform and a controller on said plat orm, partition sections spaced on opposite sides of said controller, the adjacent edges of said sections being provided with guides, a tie bar having one end connected to one section and the other end thereof adapted to releasably engage the other of said sections, a bulkhead mounted adjacent the upper end of said sections, a roller journaled in said bulkhead, and a flexible panel carried by said roller and slidably engaging said guides, said partition being terminated a sufiicient distance above said platform to permit-the disposal of seats therebeneath.

IVILLIAM S. MENDEN.

lVitnesses WM. A. COURTLAND, A. O. KNIGHT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

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